11:45 AM ET Welcome to Week 14 of the NFL season, which features the fantastic “My Cause, My Cleats” initiative, where the league loosens its tie a bit and lets players wear custom-designed footwear in support of charities of their choice. But it’s not just the on-field garments with which we’re concerned here. We’ve also
Month: December 2019
11:28 AM ET Danish teenager Rasmus Hojgaard gave a nerveless display in a tense sudden-death playoff Sunday to win the Mauritius Open in a three-man shootout. Hojgaard, 18, made eagle on the third playoff hole — after Italy’s Renato Paratore had been eliminated at the first — to edge France’s Antoine Rozner, and in so
11:14 AM ET Amid reports that Odell Beckham Jr. likely needs offseason surgery, the Cleveland Browns wide receiver told ESPN’s Josina Anderson that no decision has been made on how to deal with an ongoing injury. “There is no decision on surgery yet,” Beckham told Anderson via text message Sunday. A Browns source told ESPN’s
10:17 PM ET With changes coming in Carolina, Panthers owner David Tepper could consider tapping into his past and trying to pry loose some personnel people from Pittsburgh. There are those around the league who believe that Tepper is eyeing Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert, whose contract is up after this season, and/or vice president
9:46 PM ET Although they need additional offensive weapons for their postseason push, the New England Patriots will not re-sign wide receiver Antonio Brown, league sources told ESPN. Brown has apologized to the Patriots, to the public and to others, but New England hasn’t considered bringing him back since deciding to move on from him
12:26 PM ET The College Football Playoff selection committee has spoken, choosing the four teams that still have a shot at the national championship. On Dec. 28, SEC champion LSU will play Big 12 champion Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, while Big Ten champion Ohio State
10:31 AM ET The Milwaukee Brewers have signed outfielder Keon Broxton to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league training camp. Broxton returns to Milwaukee after playing for the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners and New York Mets in 2019. His nomadic year began with a trade from the Brewers to the Mets
6:51 AM ET Anyone who enjoyed ESPN’s Joe Tessitore referring to Seattle’s DK Metcalf as “Decaf Metcalf” can now drink it as well. A Georgia-based coffee company, Volcanica Coffee, partnered last week with Metcalf to begin selling 16-ounce bags of “Decaf Metcalf” coffee on the company’s website. Tessitore has blessed the deal, with he and
Nov 30, 2019 Although Derrick Henry is the league’s third-leading rusher, the Tennessee Titans have not had discussions about a contract extension with the running back, league sources told ESPN. As a matter of policy, Tennessee does not do contract extensions in-season with players, and it has 23 players scheduled to become free agents this
10:18 AM ET Patrick Reed could be in for a long week in Australia in the aftermath of a rules-breaking controversy that occurred Friday at the Hero World Challenge. Reed was due to arrive Monday morning in Melbourne with the rest of his U.S. teammates for the Presidents Cup. And a couple of members of